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Babies are dying in Gaza hospital due to lack of ventilators

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Babies are dying in Gaza hospital due to lack of ventilators

Babies are dying in Gaza hospital due to lack of ventilators

“Most babies will die.”

There aren’t enough ventilators at Al-Emirati Hospital in Rafah, Gaza to support the babies being born there.

Let Dr. Ahmed Al-Shaer, Deputy Head of the Incubator Care Unit at the hospital, describe the desperate situation and see how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is responding to mothers and babies in need.

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This Mother’s Day, here are 5 reasons to celebrate motherhood – by choice

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Henriette Akayezu, 19, with her son in Rwanda. This month, as more than 100 countries mark Mother’s Day, we call attention to the power and importance of exercising choice in the act of becoming mothers – a power afforded to too few. © UNFPA/Jadwiga Figula
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UNFPA, UNAIDS, UNODC, UN Women, WHO

Publication date

2023

Number of pages

46

Publication

Briefing paper - Addressing gender-based violence against women and people of diverse gender identity and expression who use drugs

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Statement

Statement from UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of the Midwife 2024

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The Maternal and Newborn Health Fund: A catalyst for change

The Maternal and Newborn Health Fund (MNH Fund) is UNFPA’s flagship programme for improving maternal and newborn health and well-being.

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On the front lines of climate-driven crisis: UNFPA-supported midwives prevent maternal deaths among Cameroonian refugees in Chad

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Midwife Neïma Patricia works in the maternity ward of Kalambari refugee camp, supporting Cameroonian refugees. © UNFPA Chad / Éric Djepatarlemgoto
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Sexual and Reproductive Agency

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Publication date

2024

Resources

Ex-post Publication of Information on Implementing Partners - IPA 2020_420-694

Ex-post Publication of Information on Implementing Partners - IPA 2020/420-694

EU for Gender Equality-Implementation of the EU Gender Equality acquis

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Midwives make motherhood safer

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Midwives make motherhood safer

Midwives make motherhood safer

Join UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, to celebrate the heroes who protect the health and rights of mothers and babies around the world. Learn more.

29 April 2024
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